Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman who had been on RCPD’s most wanted list Saturday night. Jamie Berges, 25, was picked up in the 800 block of North Fourth Street and charged with two counts of failure to appear. Berges’ bond was set at eight thousand dollars. ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and East Poyntz Friday at approximately 7:10 AM. Monday’s RCPD activity report indicates this response came after a 2007 Pontiac G6, driven by Montana Adams, 16, of Manhattan collided with a 2012…
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Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman who had been on RCPD’s most wanted list Saturday night. Jamie Berges, 25, was picked up in the 800 block of North Fourth Street and charged with two counts of failure to appear. Berges’ bond was set at eight thousand dollars. ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and East Poyntz Friday at approximately 7:10 AM. Monday’s RCPD activity report indicates this response came after a 2007 Pontiac G6, driven by Montana Adams, 16, of Manhattan collided with a 2012…
Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman who had been on RCPD’s most wanted list Saturday night. Jamie Berges, 25, was picked up in the 800 block of North Fourth Street and charged with two counts of failure to appear. Berges’ bond was set at eight thousand dollars. ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and East Poyntz Friday at approximately 7:10 AM. Monday’s RCPD activity report indicates this response came after a 2007 Pontiac G6, driven by Montana Adams, 16, of Manhattan collided with a 2012…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka is expected to quadruple its annual budget to demolish unsafe homes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Topeka demolishes about 11 homes a year after the structures are declared unsafe. But the city expects that total to rise next year to about 44 homes. Richard Faulkner, the city’s division director of property code and development, says the city will quadruple its annual budget from $100,000 to $400,000 to demolish those homes. He says a recent survey identified 700 vacant houses in Topeka, and residents have expressed concerns about those structures. The city is also trying to address problems…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Reno County health officials say the number of suspected cases of whooping cough has risen lately, but the spread is slowing. The Hutchinson News reports the whooping cough outbreak in Reno County began in early May. So far this year, 331 pertussis cases have been confirmed in 38 Kansas counties, with Reno County reporting the most. There were 120 suspected cases at last count two weeks ago in Reno County. The number of laboratory confirmed pertussis cases in the county as of Oct. 3, was 92. Reno County Health Department Director Nick Baldetti says the county has…
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (AP) A 56-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting northwest of Valley Center that left another man in critical condition. According to Sedgwick County Sgt. Nathan Gerdsen, a man called 911 just before 4 p.m. Saturday to report that he had been shot. Gerdsen says officers arrived at the scene and found the victim with gunshot wounds to the face and upper chest. He was taken to Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita. The suspect faces several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
HOUSTON (AP)– Dallas Keuchel’s perfect performance in Houston this year has the upstart Astros one win away from the American League Championship Series. Keuchel remained undefeated at Minute Maid Park with seven gutsy innings, and Chris Carter homered Sunday, leading the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals to take a 2-1 lead in their Division Series. Houston’s remarkable run comes just two years after the team lost a franchise-worst 111 games in a third straight 100-loss season. “I think that success is a lot more sweet when you kind of go through hardship like we did…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A state official says $2.5 million is needed to fix problems with the plumbing, windows, roof and security at a Topeka building that houses members of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals. Mark McGivern, of the Kansas Department of Administration, said Friday that judicial branch leaders and state building administrators intend to ask the 2016 Legislature for an appropriation to begin addressing maintenance shortcomings at the Kansas Judicial Center. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1MnPT1m) reports that McGivern says the $70,000 that the Kansas Legislature allots annually for upkeep isn’t enough to address the problems at…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a Topeka man has been fatally shot after an argument. Topeka police said in a news release that the victim was 43-year-old Keith Leon Reed. Officers responded around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and found him wounded. The release said he was taken to a hospital, where he died about an hour later. Police said the shooting followed an argument. No other information was immediately available.